Meanings
- uncountableThe act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
Going by newspaper reports, vitriolage is a fairly common crime in India, though it is regarded as a serious offence (grievous hurt), and carries stiff punishment.
1995, V.V. Pillay, Modern Medical Toxicology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, →ISBN, page 43Synonyms: vitriolism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
Origin
- Frenchvitriolage
- Englishvitriolage
Borrowed from French vitriolage. Analyzable as vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -age.
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